Principles & Goals of Chicago's Lakefront Development

• The public will have access along the Lake Michigan shoreline from Evanston to Indiana.
• More parkland and beaches will be created.
• A continuous lakefront path for walking and biking will be developed along Chicago's entire 30-mile length of shoreline.
• Greenway corridors will link to the lakefront parks.
• The development of sustainable new parkland will help improve the Lake Michigan coastal ecosystem, including the creation of aquatic and wildlife habitat.
• The new park construction will be sensitive to the preservation of local cultural history.
• Planning for new lakefront parkland will consider previous and current open-space and greenway planning efforts.